Hospital Pharmacy Professional Development
Program
Target
Audience
This program
will be of interest to individuals in hospital pharmacy practice
in a variety of settings including acute care, long term care and
ambulatory care; and will focus on the development of pharmacy practice,
clinical pharmacy and pharmacy management skills.
Format
This is a two
week program consisting of workshop sessions, lectures, and discussion
sessions as well as a period of practical experience in a Hosptial
Pharmacy Department. Two days each week will be devoted to workshops
and lectures and three days each week the participants will gain
practical pharmacy experience through a pharmacy practicum. During
the practicum, individual participants will be matched with designated
mentors who are hospital pharmacists in practice. In addition, the
participants would be invited to participate in department seminars
and meetings, make site visits to other hospital pharmacy departments
or community pharmacies.
Workshop/Lectures
Could Include the Following Topics
- Overview
of the Canadian/British Columbian Health Care System
- Overview
of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Industry
- Overview
of Professional Education and Training of Pharmacists
- Continuing
Professional Development
- Licensure
and Professional Association
- Regulation
and Safety in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Pharmacy
Systems, Techniques and Technologies (pharmacy management software,
unit dose packaging systems, tablet and capsule counters)
- Pharmacy
Practice and Administration
- Current Issues
and Best Practices in Pharmaceutical Delivery
- Prescription
and Dispensing of Drugs
- Approval
of Drugs, Drug Formulary
- Procurement
and Pricing of Pharmaceuticals
- Managing
Drug Usage and Costs
- Inventory
Control and Formulary Management
- Adverse Drug
Event Reporting
- Therapeutics
Assessment University of British Columbia
Pharmacy
Practicum Could Include the Following Activities
- Introduction
to the host Pharmacy Department Heads and staff
- Briefing
on the Host Hospital
- Tour of the
Host Hospital
- Shadowing
and mentoring with hospital pharmacist in practice
- Practical
experience in the hospital pharmacy
- Participation
in Department activities including meetings and seminars, continuing
education
- Review of
Policies and Procedures
- Review of
Budget Documents and Processes
- Review of
Staffing Plans and Processes
- Review of
Quality Assurance Program
- Review of
Accreditation Process and Documentation
- Other Activities
of Interest to the Participants
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